Our computer crashed and I only have a few minutes on this one so this

translation will be even more sketchy than usual.  Apologies. Grace

 

Síðan dró konungr hring af hendi sér ok gaf Auðuni ok mælti: 'Þó at svá Then the king drew a ring from his hand and gave (it) to Auðuni and

said, "Although that so

 

illa verði at þú brjótir skipit ok týnir fénu, eigi ertu félauss, ef þú be bad?? that you shipwreck and lose the wealth, your are not penniless

if you

 

kømsk á land; því at margir menn hafa gull á sér í skipsbrotum, ok sér come on ? land, because many men have gold on them in a shipwreck, and see?

 

þá at þú hefir fundit Svein konung, ef þú heldr hringinum. En þat vil ek that you have met King Svein, if you hold (onto) the ring.  But that will I

 

ráða þér', segir hann, 'at þú gefir eigi hringinn, nema þú þykkisk eiga advise you," says he, "that you give not the ring, unless you think to have

 

svá mikit gott at launa nökkurum göfgum manni -- þá gef þeim hringinn, so much benefit to reward a certain distinguished man - - then give them

??? the ring,

 

því at tignum mönnum sómir at þiggja. Ok far nú heill!'

because (it would be?) an honor to ten men to receive it.??? Now travel safely!"

 

  I really couldn't get the gist of the last bits.  The English

translation I have seemed not to have anything to do with the text

either.  Why is it "them" when we were just talking about a

distinguished man?

Grace

 


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